Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roxbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roxbury and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roxbury
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Roxbury:
- 38.551069, -97.427382
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Roxbury
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected McPherson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McPherson County
- Since Roxbury is near Saline County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saline County
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Roxbury ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Roxbury.
Within Kansas, the name Roxbury is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Roxbury is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Roxbury.
- Litchfield County
- This Roxbury is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km] to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Roxbury.
- Illinois
- Maine
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Roxbury is located in Howard County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the east of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Roxbury.
- Washington County
- This Roxbury is located in Washington County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km] to the east of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Roxbury.
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Roxbury is located in Delaware County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Roxbury.
- Queens County
- This Roxbury is located in Queens County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km] to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Roxbury.
- Nova Scotia
- This Roxbury lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Roxbury is located in Cambria County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Roxbury.
- Cumberland County
- This Roxbury is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km] to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Roxbury.
- Franklin County
- This Roxbury is located in Franklin County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Roxbury.
- Somerset County
- This Roxbury is located in Somerset County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km] to the east of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Roxbury.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Roxbury lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Charles City County
- This Roxbury is located in Charles City County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the east of the Roxbury that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Roxbury.
- Henrico County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Roxbury [Henrico County].
- Wisconsin
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roxbury ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Acme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Canada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- Canada is located in Marion County
- Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Gypsum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
- Gypsum is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <4>
- Hallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
- Jacobs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Jenkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Mentor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Mentor is located in Saline County
How Far From Roxbury to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Roxbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roxbury and extending to:
- McPherson, which is the Seat of McPherson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roxbury to McPherson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roxbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for McPherson County: www.mcphersoncountyks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roxbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roxbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5511, Longitude: -97.4274 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Roxbury could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Roxbury to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.961 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.40 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.174 degrees. |